Description: A well shaped man just over fifty, he is typically in his Scribe uniform. His wide-brimmed hat is riddled with cuts and holes. Judging by the bloodshot nature of his eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine he has not slept for days.

Personality: He is overprotective of those who hire his services. He also is a firm believer in the manly ideal.

History: Born in the north to a Scribe, Roland learned a great deal about his mother's area of expertise. Like his mother and his sister before him, after school he went straight into learning to become a Scribe. Recently the stress of being a Scribe has made it difficult for him to sleep.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern; and to prove his worth to the world

Flaws: Ugly, Insomniac, Impulsive. Bonds: Job, Guardian. Occupation: Scribe

Voice: Scottish accent

Possessions: 9000 cp.

Description: He is lean but muscular and wears just a violet suit. His long auburn hair reaches down to his waist. His eyes are likewise hazel. His teeth are white and perfect.

Personality: He is quiet and anti-social and can barely make it a few minutes in conversation before his hampering stammer kicks in. He does not regard money as being a problem because it has never been a problem for him. He lives in a bit of an ivory tower believing all problems are one quick intervention away from being solved.

History: His martial talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. He struck it rich when he found rare goods in large quantities. He now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: He is greedy; and he has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Gifted, Fighting. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Rich. Occupation: Carpenter

Voice: Strong lisp

Possessions: 200 gp.

Description: He wears a grey vest and prefers yellow and green shirts. His boots appear to have been at one point steel toed but are quite worn down. He wears his hair in dreadlocks. His eyes, though not visible through his cowl, are blue.

Personality: Here is a man who knows he is the smartest in the room. He talks down to others constantly. He spends most of his days drinking in the Inn, the rowdiest and most dangerous establishment in town. There he gambles, wrestles and listens to stories told by travelers.

History: Everard was born the youngest of three triplets. His parents were killed by giants in a raid when he was still a young child. The giants captured him, and made him a slave and general play-thing. He was beaten and tortured regularly, leading to his deformed appearance. He became a plane-shifter, and is stopping over on this plane for a brief visit.

Motivation: To reunite with his old friends; and a need for knowledge about a nearby landmark

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Adventurer, Family, Enemies. Occupation: Herbalist

Voice: Speaks with a cold

Possessions: 600 gp. Pink pearl (160 gp). Violet garnet (1500 gp).

Description: This slender man stands about 5'8". He wears a faded coat and loose pants complete with Stetson hat. His brown hair is knotted and matted. He wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: He can speak with the recently deceased. He is able to make almost anything out of random pieces of junk.

History: He was raised happily, as a normal child born to his mother and father. His mother taught him the rudiments of the Merchant arts, while his father instructed him in etiquette, music and courtly manner. His psionic abilities were realized during a raid on his village. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Balancing his hectic life and new Merchant responsibilities is difficult; and his name or reputation has been wronged in the past by goblins, and he desires to right it

Ideals: Gifted. Bonds: Rich, Job, Enemies. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Smoker's lung

Possessions: 500 gp. Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (170 gp). 1 Masterwork Common Melee. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: He is a man of bearing and well nourished. He is wearing dark clothing and a heavy breastplate, keeping many of his physical features obscured. His white hair, when down, is lengthy. His eyes are violet and catlike.

Personality: He is a pretentious jerk insisting that modern society is full of problems and should revert to a simpler time. Only to laugh say gotcha and shoot double pistol fingers at the fooled target.

History: Richard was born in the east. At a young age he loved to build and create. He helped his mother out around the business and became quite the natural. He has worked as a Animal Trainer like his mother before him.

Motivation: Balancing his hectic life and new Animal Trainer responsibilities is difficult; and he is wracked by social anxiety

Ideals: Joker, Persistence. Flaws: Antagonistic, Fearful. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Animal Trainer

Voice: Sighs a lot, exhausted

Possessions: 1300 sp.